Our Sunburnt Country: An Illustrated History of AustraliaIncludes general chapter on the history, life-style and customs of the Aborigines. |
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... Japan , one would wonder how the auctioneer could possibly decide the highest bidder ; but he can , and fin- ally the particular wool be- ing sold is " knocked down " to this happy buyer . People in Sydney are able to visit a dock in ...
... Japan , one would wonder how the auctioneer could possibly decide the highest bidder ; but he can , and fin- ally the particular wool be- ing sold is " knocked down " to this happy buyer . People in Sydney are able to visit a dock in ...
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... Japanese had further successes and came yet closer to Australia . Finally , Japanese bombers began to raid Aus- tralian territory . Darwin , Wyndham , Broome , Derby , and Kather- ine were all bombed and , for the first time in her ...
... Japanese had further successes and came yet closer to Australia . Finally , Japanese bombers began to raid Aus- tralian territory . Darwin , Wyndham , Broome , Derby , and Kather- ine were all bombed and , for the first time in her ...
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... Japanese fleet in the Coral Sea , on 4th May . After a fierce battle , waged mainly by aircraft from the two fleets , the Japanese were turned back . In this battle the Japanese suffered heavy losses , but the danger to Australia still ...
... Japanese fleet in the Coral Sea , on 4th May . After a fierce battle , waged mainly by aircraft from the two fleets , the Japanese were turned back . In this battle the Japanese suffered heavy losses , but the danger to Australia still ...
Contents
Chapter OneThe Land of the Dreamtime | 9 |
Chapter TwoNew Visitors to an Old Land | 21 |
Chapter ThreeThey Cameand Stayed | 38 |
Copyright | |
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able Aborigines Advance Australia Fair adventure Anzacs Australia banks Bass and Flinders Bathurst became began Blaxland Bligh Botany Bay Brisbane British called Cape carried climb coaches coastline Cobb and Co colony convicts Cook corroboree Cove Dampier Darling decided diggers discovered discovery Dividing Range drays eastern coast enemy England Evans excited explorers finally George Bass gold Government Governor Hamilton Hume harbour Hargraves Holland Hope Hovell Hume important industry Japanese journey knew Lachlan land licence live Liverpool Plains Macquarie Matthew Flinders miles miners Mort mountains Murray Murrumbidgee named natives Ocean once Oxley Pamphlett party Phillip plans Port Jackson Port Kembla problem rich river sailed sailors sent settlement ship shores soldiers soon South Wales Southern Cross Spice Islands story stream Sturt sunburnt country Sydney Tasman Tasmania Today Tom Thumb trees Victoria voyage Wattamolla western Western Australia wonderful wool Yarra